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Pre-Dawn Explosion Damages Bielefeld Barbershop in Suspected Targeted Attack

Police are probing a possible revenge motive tied to the slaying of boxer Besar Nimani.

Overview

  • An explosive device detonated outside the Goodfells barbershop on Otto-Brenner-Straße at about 3:18 a.m., sparking small fires that firefighters extinguished.
  • No injuries were reported, and authorities said the heavily damaged mixed-use building was not in danger of collapse.
  • Criminal investigators sealed off the scene and began collecting forensic evidence to identify the cause of the blast and any suspects.
  • Investigators are examining a revenge angle because the shop owner is described by police as a close friend of Nimani, who was shot dead in March 2024.
  • The feud has already reached the courts, with two of Nimani’s siblings on trial over an alleged courthouse attack, and police warn they aim to prevent further retaliatory violence.